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May 18, 2011

WIP Wednesday #5

It is hard to believe that May is half over with and that WIP Wednesday has come around again. Where did the week go? I have once again linked up with Lee at Freshly Pieced, hostess of this WIP Wednesday.

I don't feel like I have made too much progress this week. I have been working on the hexies and have the background fabric almost all the way around one diamond. Not too sure I am really happy with the background fabric. I really didn't want to use white because I was afraid that it would get too dirty while handling it all the time. You will probably get sick of seeing these hexies and I will probably get sick of sewing them.

I did get the backing finished for the 9-Patch or H-quilt as it has been referred to. I took some of the leftover strips and pieced them in a bit of an improv style. I will put this on hold till late August. I don't want to rush with the quilting on it and if I started it now I would feel like I had to hurry up and get it done. This will be done on my frame and I am not that great at using it so I want to take my time on it.

Everything else still sits and waits. I did get some cleaning done and had to reorganize my stash a bit, I have a small closet that I keep everything in and it was getting a bit out of hand. I also found this partially done Flower Garden. I had gotten a box of old fabric at an auction years ago and years after that I started it. I have stopped working on it several times. I still have the fabrics but was thinking I was going to end it where it was and even up the sides. Not sure what I have left for the fabrics. Some of the pieces were small and I pinned the hexie on and cut the fabric around it with the shears. I may add a few to it depending on what I have left for fabric.

I hope to show a bit more progress next week on my Postage Stamp quilt. I did find some more white/off white today while I was doing a bit of cleaning so now I can continue on that.

21 comments:

Looks like a lot of progress to me!! Everything looks so nice....I love all of your quilting projects! The 9 patch looks great - I'm about to start one myself but I'm a bit nervous about cutting into the fabrics! Ha!

I can totally relate to the whole "getting sick of working with the hexies" thing, that's were I am right now. But it seems to me that you actually made a lot of progress this week on your lovely projects!

I love hexies too, but darn it they're a time consuming project no matter what. They're nice to take along and work on while your waiting somewhere - like in the doctors office waiting room. My hands are always busy. Your hexies are lovely, and what a great find in your closet. You can finish it off as is and have a pretty little quilt. I like when I find fabric I forgot about.